17-letter words containing c, r, e, p, s
- suppressor t cell — a T cell capable of inhibiting the activity of B cells and other T cells.
- supreme commander — the military officer commanding all allied forces in a theater of war.
- supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one's own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war.
- synchronous speed — the speed at which an alternating-current machine must operate to generate electromotive force at a given frequency.
- tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
- technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- the peace process — negotiations (between governments, countries, ect) towards peace or the resolution of a conflict
- the perfect tense — the tense of a verb that indicates that the action has been completed
- three-piece suite — a set of three matching pieces of furniture, usually a combination of a sofa and chairs
- to come up trumps — If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
- top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
- transdermal patch — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unprecedentedness — without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event.
- unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- vermiform process — vermiform appendix.
- vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
- wage-price spiral — a situation in which wage and price increases drive each other upward and cause inflation
- walleye surfperch — a common black and silvery surfperch (Hyperprosopon argenteum) found off the coast of California
- war correspondent — a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
- warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
- warm-up exercises — preparatory exercises done to warm up the muscles
- weapons inspector — a person who inspects a country's weapons
- zero-coupon bonds — Zero-coupon bonds are bonds with no coupons that do not pay interest, and are sold at a large discount from their face value.
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.